It’s The Calli (Little Alleys) That Give Venice Its Charm There are a lot of things that make Venice charming. Many people think of the water and the gondolas when they think of the city. However, it’s also the little alleys that give it its rare charm. You might get lost while exploring the little…
The Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa was actually the result of a human mistake. Just one little miscalculation made in the 11th century left us with an amazing 14,500 ton leaning tower! Known among Italians as Torre Pendente di Pisa, this piece of architecture is significantly different from most medieval architecture. The…
Nagaland calls off Hornbill Festival? The cabinet of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday decided to call off the ongoing Hornbill Festival. As the protest against the killing of 14 civilians by security forces continues. The 10-day Hornbill Festival, the state’s largest tourism extravaganza held at Naga Heritage Village in Kisama near the state…
Hormuz Island: Rainbow island of Iran Located 8 km off the coast of Iran in the murky waters of the Persian Gulf, Hormuz is a teardrop-shape salt dome also known as rainbow island.The dome are surrounded shale, clay, and iron-rich volcanic rocks that glow with dazzling shades of red, yellow, and orange due to the…
The 20-time Grand Slam champion, Novak Djokovic casts doubts on whether he is going to defend his ATP Cup title next month. He is named in the Serbia team on Tuesday for the ATP Cup in Sydney in January. Had speculation about whether he would travel to Australia because of vaccination rules. The 20-time Grand…
Imagine that you’re a member of the fearsome Mongol cavalry: Mounted on horseback, equipped with the era’s ultimate weapons technology and the skills to wield them with deadly effect. You’re part of one of the most devastating military forces of its time, seizing and burning cities, toppling empires. Now you’re galloping over the plains of…
The Crew Dragon Endurance, which launched SpaceX’s four crewed flight for NASA on Wednesday (Nov. 10), linked up with the station’s U.S.-built Harmony module at 6:32 p.m. EST (2332 GMT) as both spacecraft sailed 263 miles (423 kilometers) above Eastern Caribbean. The spacecraft launched from pad 39A here at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida less than…
The WHO has rushed a team of experts to South Africa’s Gauteng province, the epicenter of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, to ramp up surveillance and contact tracing efforts as the country grapples with rising cases of infections. Omicron, which was first identified in South Africa exactly a week ago, now has been detected…
Apple is indicating to its iPhone 13 component suppliers that it may not order as many units as expected due to a drop in demand, according to a report in Bloomberg. While the company had already cut orders for the year to 80 million — down from a target of 90 million — it was reportedly planning to…
In February 2021, Nvidia committed to reissuing some of its older GPUs — namely the RTX 2060 and GTX 1050 Ti — to give gamers a couple of low-cost options that scalpers or crypto miners (hopefully) won’t see much use for during the chip shortage. The company is following through on at least part of that promise…
